Question

5 pts

Given this situation:
A group of freshmen and sophomores are on a field trip. The
number of freshmen is five less than twice as many than the
number of sophomores.
If there are a total of 40 people on the field trip, how many
are freshmen and how many are sophomores?

Answer 1

15 sophomores and 25 freshmen

Explanation:

15×2 is 30, five less is 25

15+25=40